Olympic Fever! In Celebration of the London 2012 Olympics

David Berwick
by David Berwick, Director • Lead Software Engineering Recruitment Specialist

Added on: 13th August 2012

This post was written in 2012. We’ve come a long way since then. Whilst our achievements might not quite be Olympic, we still like to preserve our memories as a reminder of how far we’ve come as a company.

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2012 has been our busiest & most successful year to date
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Our team has been very excited about the 2012 Olympics!
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At Adria, we’re always innovating in recruitment
business woman celebrating Olympics

The curtain has come down on one of the most successful sporting events in the world; The London 2012 Olympic Games. Lord Sebastian Coe and his organisational team must be thanked for a job well done.

We must also thank the 70,000 volunteers who made Britain proud, no matter where the venue. All participants displayed such admirable work ethic, dynamic positivity and willingness to be of assistance. Demonstrated to visitors from all over the world, how well Britain can stage the greatest show on earth!

Dynamic Recruitment Service

It is with this same sense of work ethic and dynamism that our team provide clients with exceptional recruitment services. Although there’s been somewhat of a slow-down lately, with fewer candidates looking for work in the summer holidays. We’ve still added some well-known North-West companies to our fast-expanding client base.

Skype, Advertising and a Substantial Database

In order to place the ideal candidate in the right position, we tap into various resources, such as:

  • Our substantial job applicant database
  • Well defined, strategic marketing and advertising
  • Focused business networking
  • Totally professional approach to SEO initiatives
business woman celebrating Olympics
Our method of employing Skype to conduct pre-selection interviews of candidates has also been a rewarding success. Thus saving our clients valuable time and money.

Job Done

Here are some of our very latest placements:

  • C# Developer – Northwich, Cheshire
  • SQL DBA – Northwich, Cheshire
  • C# Analyst Developer – Manchester
  • Digital Project Manager – Leeds
  • Java Developer – Chesterfield
  • SQL DBA / Developer – Manchester
  • C# Web Developer – Cheshire
  • IT Controller – Manchester
  • Software Developer – Manchester
  • MI Analyst – Manchester
  • SQL Developer – Cheshire
  • C# Software Developer – Cheshire
  • BI Analyst, Warrington – Cheshire
  • SQL Support Developer – Manchester
  • C# Software Developer – Bolton
  • ASP.NET Web Developer – Liverpool

Eight Years On…

We’re now fast approaching our eighth year as recruitment professionals. We’re pleased to be able to announce that 2012 has been our busiest and most successful year to date. This is mainly due to our dynamic and thoroughly professional staff and innovative working methods. Not to mention, this year’s significant increased marketing budget … and we mean to carry on in the same way in the years ahead.

David Berwick

David Berwick

Director • Lead Software Engineering Recruitment Specialist

David Berwick is an IT Recruitment Specialist with 25 years of experience, including 20 years as the Director of Adria Solutions. He specialises in Software Engineering recruitment and is widely respected in the UK’s tech recruitment industry. Dave has provided expert commentary for specialist publications such as LinkedIn News UK, Tech Target and UK Recruiter.

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